Clark was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 1971 NFL Draft, 72nd overall.[1] After one year with the Lions as a cornerback and kick returner, Clark signed with the Rams, where he stayed for four years. His final year was with the Eagles in 1976.[1]
On December 10, 1972, Clark was on the field when St. Louis Cardinals' quarterback Jim Hart completed a pass to Bobby Moore (later known as Ahmad Rashad), who caught the ball on the run near his own 40-yard line. After Gene Howard, Jim Nettles, Marlin McKeever, and Dave Elmendorf missed tackles, Clark brought down Moore on the Rams' one-yard line, making it the longest non-scoring pass play in National Football League history.[2]
Clark was a stellar special teams players for the Rams, making many big plays with blocked kicks and speed on the defensive side of the ball in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Made Rams jersey #44 a threat on the field and bolstered the Rams special teams and defense.
Later lifeedit
Clark died June 4, 2004, of undisclosed causes.[3]
Referencesedit
^ abc. profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
^"1972 Week 13: Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashad) 98 yard catch". YouTube. March 18, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
^"Al Clark". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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clark, american, football, clark, february, 1948, june, 2004, american, football, defensive, back, played, seasons, national, football, league, with, detroit, lions, angeles, rams, philadelphia, eagles, clarkno, 44position, defensive, backpersonal, information. Al Clark February 29 1948 June 4 2004 was an American football defensive back who played six seasons in the National Football League NFL with the Detroit Lions the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles Al ClarkNo 21 44Position Defensive backPersonal informationBorn 1948 02 29 February 29 1948Bogalusa Louisiana U S Died 4 June 2004 2004 06 04 aged 56 Height 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 185 lb 84 kg Career informationHigh school Greenville Park Hammond LA College Eastern MichiganNFL draft 1971 Round 3 Pick 72Career historyDetroit Lions 1971 Los Angeles Rams 1972 1975 Philadelphia Eagles 1976 Career NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 3 Later life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editClark was born in Bogalusa Louisiana and attended Greenville Park High School in Hammond 1 He enrolled and played college football at Grambling State University before transferring to Northern Arizona University and lastly Eastern Michigan University Professional career editClark was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 1971 NFL Draft 72nd overall 1 After one year with the Lions as a cornerback and kick returner Clark signed with the Rams where he stayed for four years His final year was with the Eagles in 1976 1 On December 10 1972 Clark was on the field when St Louis Cardinals quarterback Jim Hart completed a pass to Bobby Moore later known as Ahmad Rashad who caught the ball on the run near his own 40 yard line After Gene Howard Jim Nettles Marlin McKeever and Dave Elmendorf missed tackles Clark brought down Moore on the Rams one yard line making it the longest non scoring pass play in National Football League history 2 Clark was a stellar special teams players for the Rams making many big plays with blocked kicks and speed on the defensive side of the ball in the Los Angeles Coliseum Made Rams jersey 44 a threat on the field and bolstered the Rams special teams and defense Later life editClark died June 4 2004 of undisclosed causes 3 References edit a b c Al Clark profootballarchives com Archived from the original on 2014 11 29 Retrieved November 14 2014 1972 Week 13 Bobby Moore Ahmad Rashad 98 yard catch YouTube March 18 2017 Retrieved April 8 2022 Al Clark Pro Football Reference Retrieved April 8 2022 External links editJust Sports Stats nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football defensive back born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Clark American football amp oldid 1196087267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
